Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 147
The Greatness of the Gaṅgā (Gaṅgā-māhātmya): Saudāsa/Kalmāṣapāda’s Curse and Release
यन्नामस्मरणादेव महापातककोटिभिः । विमुक्तो ब्रह्मसदनं नरो याति न संशयः ॥ ४७ ॥
yannāmasmaraṇādeva mahāpātakakoṭibhiḥ | vimukto brahmasadanaṃ naro yāti na saṃśayaḥ || 47 ||
By the mere remembrance of her Name (Gaṅgā), a man is freed from crores of great sins and goes to the abode of Brahmā—of this there is no doubt.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue instructing Narada on the power of divine Name, centered on Vishnu-bhakti)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It declares the extraordinary purifying power of remembering the Lord’s Name: even vast accumulations of grave wrongdoing are said to be dissolved, leading the devotee toward a higher divine realm.
It emphasizes nama-smarana (remembrance of the divine Name) as a direct, accessible bhakti-practice whose fruit is inner purification and exalted spiritual attainment.
No specific Vedanga technique is taught; the practical takeaway is devotional sadhana—regular, disciplined remembrance/recitation of the divine Name as a form of spiritual purification (a bhakti-based prayascitta).